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I am just begninning C and I was wondering this:

Just like in QBASIC yuo can use the LOCATE y, x function. Is there a
way to do this in C?

Mike <> scribbled the following:
> I am just begninning C and I was wondering this:

> Just like in QBASIC yuo can use the LOCATE y, x function. Is there a
> way to do this in C?

Not portably. Some platforms provide non-standard extensions, for
example "conio" for Microsoft systems.

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(Mike) writes:

> I am just begninning C and I was wondering this:
>
> Just like in QBASIC yuo can use the LOCATE y, x function. Is there a
> way to do this in C?

This is in the FAQ.

19.4: How can I clear the screen?
How can I print text in color?
How can I move the cursor to a specific x, y position?

A: Such things depend on the terminal type (or display) you're
using. You will have to use a library such as termcap,
terminfo, or curses, or some system-specific routines, to
perform these operations. On MS-DOS systems, two functions
to look for are clrscr() and gotoxy().

For clearing the screen, a halfway portable solution is to print
a form-feed character ('\f'), which will cause some displays to
clear. Even more portable (albeit even more gunky) might be to
print enough newlines to scroll everything away. As a last
resort, you could use system() (see question 19.27) to invoke
an operating system clear-screen command.

References: PCS Sec. 5.1.4 pp. 54-60, Sec. 5.1.5 pp. 60-62.

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In < > (Mike) writes:

>I am just begninning C and I was wondering this:
>
>Just like in QBASIC yuo can use the LOCATE y, x function. Is there a
>way to do this in C?

Since some of us haven't yet begun QBASIC, you may want to explain what
the LOCATE y, x QBASIC function is supposed to do. If it's about locating
a substring inside a string, strstr() does the job.

Dan
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Dan Pop <> scribbled the following:
> In < > (Mike) writes:
>>I am just begninning C and I was wondering this:
>>
>>Just like in QBASIC yuo can use the LOCATE y, x function. Is there a
>>way to do this in C?

> Since some of us haven't yet begun QBASIC, you may want to explain what
> the LOCATE y, x QBASIC function is supposed to do. If it's about locating
> a substring inside a string, strstr() does the job.

No. It moves the console cursor to row #y, column #x.

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(Dan Pop) wrote in message news:<c51ec4$e3f$>...
> In < > (Mike) writes:

> Since some of us haven't yet begun QBASIC, you may want to explain what
> the LOCATE y, x QBASIC function is supposed to do. If it's about locating
> a substring inside a string, strstr() does the job.
>
Example

LOCATE2, 5
PRINT "Hello World!"


OBTW thanks guys for the stuff!

In <c51f45$neg$> Joona I Palaste <> writes:

>Dan Pop <> scribbled the following:
>> In < > (Mike) writes:
>>>I am just begninning C and I was wondering this:
>>>
>>>Just like in QBASIC yuo can use the LOCATE y, x function. Is there a
>>>way to do this in C?
>
>> Since some of us haven't yet begun QBASIC, you may want to explain what
>> the LOCATE y, x QBASIC function is supposed to do. If it's about locating
>> a substring inside a string, strstr() does the job.
>
>No. It moves the console cursor to row #y, column #x.

I actually knew that, but I wanted to point out the ambiguity of the
question, *especially* considering the subject line.

Dan
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Dan Pop <> scribbled the following:
> In <c51f45$neg$> Joona I Palaste <> writes:
>>Dan Pop <> scribbled the following:
>>> In < > (Mike) writes:
>>>>I am just begninning C and I was wondering this:
>>>>
>>>>Just like in QBASIC yuo can use the LOCATE y, x function. Is there a
>>>>way to do this in C?
>>
>>> Since some of us haven't yet begun QBASIC, you may want to explain what
>>> the LOCATE y, x QBASIC function is supposed to do. If it's about locating
>>> a substring inside a string, strstr() does the job.
>>
>>No. It moves the console cursor to row #y, column #x.

> I actually knew that, but I wanted to point out the ambiguity of the
> question, *especially* considering the subject line.

Well you sure were subtle about it. You had me fooled into thinking you
didn't know it.

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Joona I Palaste wrote:

>
> Well you sure were subtle about it. You had me fooled into thinking you
> didn't know it.
>

To me his point was clear as crystal. His BASIC skills were clearly
impossible to deduce from what he said, but clearly not the point.

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On 8 Apr 2004 14:22:18 GMT, RE: Re: Text location Joona I Palaste
<> wrote:

>>>> Since some of us haven't yet begun QBASIC, you may want to explain what
>>>> the LOCATE y, x QBASIC function is supposed to do. If it's about locating
>>>> a substring inside a string, strstr() does the job.
>>>
>>>No. It moves the console cursor to row #y, column #x.
>
>> I actually knew that, but I wanted to point out the ambiguity of the
>> question, *especially* considering the subject line.
>
>Well you sure were subtle about it. You had me fooled into thinking you
>didn't know it.

Yes, he had me fooled too.

Now he has me fooled into thinking that he can't admit he was wrong;
possibly because that would be an egregious (but common) character
trait in someone who delights in correcting others.

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